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In this episode of The Interconnect, Stanford University Professor of Bioengineering Drew Endy and CFR Senior Fellow for Global Health Luciana Borio discuss the future of U.S. biomanufacturing and how biotechnology innovations—including bioluminescent plants and next-gen vaccines—are becoming more a part of daily life. Guest: Drew Endy, associate professor of bioengineering at Stanford University and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution Guest: Luciana Borio, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations Host: Martin Giles, managing editor of the Stanford Emerging…
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The Interconnect
Council on Foreign Relations · Tech & Science · English
Emerging technologies are transforming international relations and our country’s economy. So how do we connect science and engineering labs with Washington and the world of business? This is The Interconnect, a new limited podcast series from the Council on Foreign Relations and the Stanford Emerg
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Welcome to The Interconnect
How do we connect science and engineering labs with Washington and the world of business? From the Council on Foreign Relations and the Stanford Emerging Technology Review this is The Interconnect, a new podcast discussing emerging technologies and their foreign policy implications.
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